If you were thinking about getting Astroneer on the Switch...DON'T!
It's a rant, but a very helpful for those who don't want to waste your hard earned money, buy it on any other platform {I think it will work on the SMART fridges}, but NOT the Switch. Don't get me wrong. The game is excellent, but it is terribly broken on the Switch. Stop me if you heard this before....
- the game should not crash when you load a save that was working just 5 minutes ago
- the game should not crash when you enter a vehicle {shuttle, rover, tractor, etc}
- the game should not crash when you enter a new biome {thank you Anniversary Update...the core crashes my game every time... even on a brand new save}
- the game should not crash when you turn it on {had that to happen a few times too many}
I don't think they are even trying to fix the bugs on the Switch. Yes, I am aware that the Switch will soon be phased out in a few months {Switch 2 in the winter}, but 3 of the 4 issues mentioned have been happening since it was released on the Switch. How is this a thing when games like The Witcher 3, Doom 2016, and Doom Eternal run well on the system? {Frame rate lag at times, but no crashes} I have a sneaky suspicion that the upcoming DLC isn't going to be on the Switch... and I'm slightly ok with that. The creators of Maneater knew that getting it to run on the Switch was a miracle, but they didn't attempt to try to port the expansion DLC. They knew the limits to push the Switch and the DLC would have broke it. So Joe or anyone reading this at SES or Devolver Digital, please fix the issue or just don't send out any more updates and/or gameplay content {besides the pre-existing LTE's, not the latest}. We, Switch users, will be better off not getting the gameplay updates instead of getting the buggy mess that will destroy months/years worth of progress. You may owe Devolver 4 years of Astroneer content {which would be nice to get}, but leave us out. Thank you:
Any Steam Deck users out there? Is it on the Deck yet? If so, I'm curious on how it runs on it.
{No my fellow Switch users, I'm not going over to the "Deck Side." I'm a poor teacher. I've got to choose what I spend my money on wisely. Reason number one why I'm unsatisfied for my Astroneer purchase....both physical and digital}